The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, January 21, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 PM
7:02 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2462
Events on this date
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jan 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.8° / 1.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.68° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.47° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.